All Chapters of TRUE MATE REJECTED: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Axel rakes his hand through his hay-colored hair. I like rattling his cage —we all do. But he seems to be mastering the ability to not let us get to him, though I know the only reason he’s holding back from ripping out my entrails is because he’d lose Luna forever if he killed one of us.“You do seem to take pleasure in fucking with me,” he says, glowering at me. “But it’s still not a good idea to leave pack land. Even if that was a lone wolf and Warrick got rid of it, there are vampires, goblins, all kinds of shit that might hurt her out there.”“If you were so worried about it, maybe you shouldn’t have invited them onto your territory,” I point out. “By the way, they’re not keeping to the north. I’ve seen at least one near here.”“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” Axel barks. I shrug. “You’re not my Alpha.”“This is my territory,” he growls, squeezing the back of his neck.“Axel,” Luna says, laying a hand on his forearm. He drops his gaze to her fingers and swallows.“No one else stay

He catches my lusty gaze and grins. “Garden’s all dug up and ready for planting.”“Thank you,” I say, watching him wipe his forehead with one of my kitchen towels.He tosses it on the counter and leans against the stove, his tattooed, bulging muscles on full display. When his attention swings toward Axel, his grin turns wicked. “And here’s the mutt who keeps sniffing around like you’re a bitch in heat.”“Hello to you, too, Ethan,” Axel says wryly, not rising to the bait. He turns toward me. “That’s where we’re at with the pack. Constantly putting out fires. I’ll see you later, Luna.”He gives me a kiss on the forehead and Ethan a nod he doesn’t deserve before ducking out the front door and pulling it shut behind him.I wish the triplets would be nicer to Axel, but I’m not sure what I can do about it. I already told them, and they didn’t listen. Ethan saunters toward me, scoops me up off the barstool, tosses me over his shoulder, and heads for the living room. He flops onto the couch w

Luna“You want me to be your Second-in-Command?” I ask, gaping at Axel. “What about Ama?”We’re still sitting in the pond off of Golden Glades Street, surrounded by marsh plants and a few palm trees. Paper cups and food wrappers float along the edges, having blown in from town, but I don’t have to scavenge for plastic cups or water jugs anymore, so I don’t pay the trash any mind. While Axel speaks, I let my hands swirl lazily in the pea-green water.“Ama and I are two very dominant wolves,” Axel says. “It wouldn’t hurt to have a more submissive wolf to tame the tempers of the rest of us.”I smile at Axel. I’m flattered to be offered a job in the pack and even more happy that he’s getting rid of Ama. I don’t like her one bit.“What would I have to do?”“You’ll be my right-hand wolf,” he says. “You’ll help me make decisions on what’s best for the pack, and you can even govern in my absence for a short time.”“Really?” I say, my eyes widening. “So, I can boss around the entire pack when

When I draw back, she’s positively glowing, flushed with desire, and everyone in the room can smell the sweet scent of her arousal.Axel stands from the table abruptly. “Thank you for dinner,” he says, turning on his heel. “I’ll see myself out.”I nod at Ethan, who scoots his chair back from the table, blocking his path.“Well, now, don’t be too hasty,” my brother says, an edge of taunting in his voice. “We couldn’t let a guest leave without showing our hospitality. And you wouldn’t want to be rude and run out on us now, would you?”Axel’s jaw grinds back and forth.“That’s right,” I say. “If you’re offering to share, I think you should know the full meaning of the word.”“I understand I hurt Luna, and I’ve tried to make amends,” Axel says.“I don’t think you do understand, mongrel,” I say. “We’re the ones who sat with Luna and consoled her after you threw her away. You didn’t see it, so how can you understand? We rescued her and nursed her back to health. When she got hurt again runn

A blade of regret cuts through my muscles and bones, leaving me raw and bloody. I should never have made him stay and see that I’m someone else’s mate. His wolf will never believe it.The coffee doesn’t even taste good, even though it’s filled with cream and all the flavors of syrup that I want. I only drink half of it before I ask Callan to take me home.The next week passes the same way. I’m happy that the brothers are sharing me, that there’s no secrets between us. We’re our own little family, closer than ever. We eat together every night. We joke around as usual. During the day, they head out and do whatever boys do. At night, I fuck Warrick and sometimes Callan, too. It feels as good as it always did, but something’s different.Sometimes they ask me if I want to go out somewhere, but I politely decline. I need to stay close in case Axel stops by, and to guard my house. My wolf feels strangely, jealously possessive of it, even though no one has tried to mess it up, and Axel hasn’t